The Stamford igloo. Photo by Beth Adams.
George Divine in Stamford has built an enormous, ice-reinforced igloo in his backyard. It's so impressive that the Mountain Eagle has written an article about it:
The four walls of the snow fort received a layer of blown snow from dad’s snowblower and the fort had a roof.
“I started blowing the snow onto it and the next thing I knew it was covered,” said Divine.
From there he began scraping out the inside and doing some reinforcement.
He also used the garden hose to help solidify the structure.
Of course, everyone thought the whole project would be down the tubes once the two days of rain came along in mid-January.
“I thought it would get washed away, but it actually made the walls and roof harder,” said Divine.
Beth Adams, of Candid Canine Photography, has some spectacular photos of the igloo, taken at night to emphasize the structure's windows, which, she writes, are made of frozen puddles:
Last year he built one, but it was smaller and much less complex than this one. This year he added windows made of ice that he froze in a big tub. He says he has a friend who wants to bring a tractor and bucket next year to get him even more snow. He makes it all with his snow blower, shovels and a little electric chainsaw.
To see all of Beth's photos of the igloo, click here.
